LPD makes large marijuana bust during traffic stop

Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 1:26 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 1:26 p.m.

A California man was in the Davidson County Detention Center on Friday after he was located with 16 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.

The Lexington Police Department Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop early Friday morning after a vehicle was seen speeding through a work zone, said LPD Capt. Billy Scarboro. The location of the traffic stop was not immediately available Friday from the LPD.

As officers approached the vehicle, they smelled marijuana, the captain said. They conducted a search and allege they located marijuana in the trunk.

According to arrest warrants, Garry Larue Davis, 43, of 417 W. 52nd St., Los Angeles, was charged with two counts of felony trafficking in marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia. Davis was placed in the detention center under a $100,000 secured bond.

"Sixteen pounds, that's quite a bit of marijuana for one stop," Scarboro said. "That's not common that we stop a vehicle with double-digit poundage in it."

Scarboro said the marijuana was found in a rental vehicle. The captain said it's common for drug traffickers to use rental vehicles as they claim they didn't know the drugs were there. Scarboro said that's not a valid argument because car rental companies show people everything,

"They try everything," the captain said of drug traffickers. "It's easier to make that argument than if it's your vehicle registered in your name."

Scarboro said he was pleased to get the marijuana off the street.

"That's what our criminal interdiction team is about to try to curtail some of the trafficking problems we have," he said. "I don't know where the marijuana was headed, but it really doesn't matter. It's affected somebody's kids, and it's affecting law enforcement one way or another."

Davis has a court date of Feb. 26.

Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or at darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.

<p>A California man was in the Davidson County Detention Center on Friday after he was located with 16 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.</p><p>The Lexington Police Department Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop early Friday morning after a vehicle was seen speeding through a work zone, said LPD Capt. Billy Scarboro. The location of the traffic stop was not immediately available Friday from the LPD.</p><p>As officers approached the vehicle, they smelled marijuana, the captain said. They conducted a search and allege they located marijuana in the trunk. </p><p>According to arrest warrants, Garry Larue Davis, 43, of 417 W. 52nd St., Los Angeles, was charged with two counts of felony trafficking in marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia. Davis was placed in the detention center under a $100,000 secured bond.</p><p>"Sixteen pounds, that's quite a bit of marijuana for one stop," Scarboro said. "That's not common that we stop a vehicle with double-digit poundage in it."</p><p>Scarboro said the marijuana was found in a rental vehicle. The captain said it's common for drug traffickers to use rental vehicles as they claim they didn't know the drugs were there. Scarboro said that's not a valid argument because car rental companies show people everything,</p><p>"They try everything," the captain said of drug traffickers. "It's easier to make that argument than if it's your vehicle registered in your name."</p><p>Scarboro said he was pleased to get the marijuana off the street.</p><p>"That's what our criminal interdiction team is about to try to curtail some of the trafficking problems we have," he said. "I don't know where the marijuana was headed, but it really doesn't matter. It's affected somebody's kids, and it's affecting law enforcement one way or another."</p><p>Davis has a court date of Feb. 26.</p><p>Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or at darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.</p>